Fatal Case of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Caused by Reassortant Virus, Spain, 2018

In August 2018, a fatal autochthonous case of Crime-an-Congo hemorrhagic fever was confirmed in western Spain. The complete sequence of the viral genome revealed circulation of a new virus because the genotype differs from that of the virus responsible for another case in 2016. Practitioners should be alert to possible new cases.

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In August 2018, a fatal autochthonous case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever was confirmed in western Spain, with a new virus circulating as the genotype differs from a previous case in 2016. Practitioners must remain alert to the possibility of new cases.